Job 5:15

In 11 translations

BSB

He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.

KJV

But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

WEB

But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

ASV

But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

LSV

He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth, || And from a strong hand,

YLT

And He saveth the wasted from their mouth, And from a strong hand the needy,

DBY

And he saveth the needy from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

DRC

But he shall save the needy from the sword of their mouth, and the poor from the hand of the violent.

GNV

But he saueth the poore from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hande of the violent man,

JPS

But He saveth from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

LXXE

and let them perish in war, and let the weak escape from the hand of the mighty.

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WLC

וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

LXX-Br

ἀπόλοιντο δὲ ἐν πολέμῳ· ἀδύνατος δὲ ἐξέλθοι ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου.

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• Psalms 35:10All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
• Psalms 140:12I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
• Psalms 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
• Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
• Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
• Psalms 72:4May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
• Psalms 107:41But He lifts the needy from affliction and increases their families like flocks.
• Job 4:10The lion may roar, and the fierce lion may growl, yet the teeth of the young lions are broken.
• Psalms 72:12–13For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

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